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Nyewood CofE Junior School

Primary · Bognor Regis · PO21 5NW

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 21 February 2024

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At a glance

291 pupils · 81% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
23.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
17.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.nyewood-jun.w-sussex.sch.uk/
URN
126021

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 21 February 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2025 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2025 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

70 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
63%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school63%
Median of its 12 closest peers65.5%
West Sussex average59.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Fakenham Junior SchoolFakenham · 156 miles awayGood35%
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary AcademySheffield · 186 miles awayGood57%
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBury · 206 miles awayExpected standard64%
The Vale Primary AcademyKnottingley · 203 miles awayOutstanding76%
Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSelby · 208 miles awayGood58%
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolBarnoldswick · 225 miles awayExpected standard64%
Forty Hill CofE Primary SchoolEnfield · 67 miles awayExpected standard71%
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolDarlington · 262 miles awayGood77%
Applegarth Primary SchoolNorthallerton · 247 miles awayGood47%
Kirk Sandall Junior SchoolDoncaster · 192 miles awayStrong standard73%
Sandwich Junior SchoolSandwich · 94 miles awayOutstanding73%
Leigh St John's CofE PrimaryLeigh · 203 miles awayOutstanding (2019)67%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 79% (West Sussex 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 11% (West Sussex 6%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (West Sussex 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (West Sussex 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.90 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · West Sussex: 2.81 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

78.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,065; 12.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,176
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 85% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 2% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £10,394; in-year balance -£57,810

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher20.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier54.1%62.3%
Social housing32.7%17.1%
Privately rented12.6%20.5%
Detached houses9.3%22.9%
Flats38.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van27.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031451 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£307,500473 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£235,000–£392,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (168)£425,000
Semi-detached (97)£310,000
Terraced (89)£270,000
Flat (119)£180,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
11an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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